Bit.Trip Saga and Complete ride a Rising Star to Europe

by JC Fletcher on Nov 3rd 2011 3:45PM

Bit.Trip Saga for 3DS and Bit.Trip Complete for Wii came out in September here in North America, collecting all six WiiWare Bit.Trip games into convenient new formats and, in the case of Complete, adding new challenges. Not that there wasn't enough challenge to be found already.

For those of you in Europe looking for a more portable, three-dimensional and/or expanded Bit.Trip experience, Rising Star Games has signed on to publish Saga and Complete in that region, in the first quarter of 2012.

Complete on Wii will include a soundtrack sampler, just as it does in North America. It's a nice way to kick back and relax when not playing the games -- you certainly won't do any kicking back while playing them. Maybe some kicking.

Rising Star Games TRIPs a BIT
Widely anticipated BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA to be released in Q1 2012, courtesy of Rising Star Games
Thursday 3rd November, 2011: Acclaimed video games publisher Rising Star Games has today announced the signing of two new Gaijin Games titles, BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA.

Both COMPLETE and SAGA offer an amazing collection of six of the very best celebrated indie BIT.TRIP games, and will be available to buy in Q1, 2012, on platforms Nintendo Wii and 3DS.

BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA mark the first time a collection of these highly-regarded titles have appeared in compilations, and the first time BIT.TRIP games will appear at retail. Players will be able to enjoy the incredible adventure of the rhythmic galaxies and ride along the epic journey with CommanderVideo as he completes his mission and returns home. Better yet, it'll look even more stunning in 3D on Nintendo 3DS!

The six games featured:
BIT.TRIP BEAT marks the beginning of CommanderVideo's epic journey
BIT.TRIP CORE is the second instalment in CommanderVideo's soul quest
BIT.TRIP VOID continues CommanderVideo's epic journey
BIT.TRIP Runner marks the first fully character-based adventure for CommanderVideo
BIT.TRIP FATE is the penultimate chapter in the six-part BIT.TRIP series and will leave you wondering what's next
The BIT.TRIP series comes full circle with BIT.TRIP FLUX, CommanderVideo's final adventure
"We're hugely excited about bringing BIT.TRIP SAGA & BIT.TRIP COMPLETE to a European audience," says Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games. "With such a unique look and critically acclaimed gameplay, we're expecting big things from both titles, and can't wait to bring these to gamers across the continent."

"Everyone at Gaijin Games is very excited to have BIT.TRIP SAGA & BIT.TRIP COMPLETE join Rising Star Games' excellent and varied library of games", commended Alex Neuse, co-founder, Gaijin Games. "From a publisher who literally has something to offer for every type of gamer, we couldn't be happier with this perfect fit of a European publishing partner."

Key features:
All six games in the award-winning BIT.TRIP series in one complete package with 120 completely new BIT.TRIP challenges spanning all six games
New audio gallery with fan remixes, original songs and demo versions of existing BIT.TRIP themes
An image gallery with exclusive production stills, concept art and promo images
A video gallery with more than 25 movies telling the story of CommanderVideo
Six letters to BIT.TRIP fans written by the series' director
Original soundtrack CD packaged with BIT.TRIP COMPLETE, featuring music from all six games in the series
New difficulty modes in all games
Online leaderboards
Both titles will be released in Q1, 2012. BIT.TRIP COMPLETE will be available on the Nintendo Wii and BIT.TRIP SAGA on the Nintendo 3DS.

For more information on all RSG titles, please visit the official site: www.risingstargames.com .

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Bit.Trip Complete trailer recaps an arduous journey

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Sep 5th 2011 9:30PM

Launching alongside Bit.Trip Saga for 3DS, Bit.Trip Complete assembles all of Gaijin's rhythmic WiiWare titles at retail on September 13. Prepare yourself for ignominious deaths, spirited restarts and a pure delivery of disc content.

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Bit.Trip Saga & Complete Pre-Orders Both Come with Soundtrack

We just got a reminder email from Aksys Games about the pre-order bonus for BIT.TRIP SAGA for 3DS and BIT.TRIP COMPLETE for Wii. If you pre-order the 3DS version from Gamestop, you will get the BIT.TRIP SOUNDTRACK SAMPLER free. However, according to the email, every copy of the Wii version will come with the CD.

Remember, if you want BIT.TRIP SAGA (3DS), you can pre-order it from Gamestop.com to get the BIT.TRIP SOUNDTRACK SAMPLER for free!

But of course, if BIT.TRIP COMPLETE (Wii) is more your flavor, this soundtrack sampler comes packed-in with the Wii disc!

Either way, you win!

9/13 is right around the corner! Spread the word!

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[Wii] Bit.Trip Complete Detailed

[Wii] Bit.Trip Complete Detailed

The popular Bit.Trip series of downloadable games is getting the disc treatment on the Wii with a compilation called Bit.Trip Complete, developer Gaijin Games announced today. The disc will contain all six of the Bit.Trip games in their original form (Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Fate, and Flux), along with a laundry list of extra goodies:
120 completely new Bit.Trip challenges spanning all six gamesExclusive Audio Gallery with fan remixes, original songs, and demo versions of existing Bit.Trip themesExclusive Image Gallery with production stills, concept art, and promo imagesExclusive Video Gallery with more than 25 movies telling the story of CommanderVideo6 Letters to Bit.Trip Fans, written by Alex Neuse, the series’ directorExclusive Bit.Trip Soundtrack Sampler CD with music from all six gamesAll 6 games in the award-winning Bit.Trip series in one complete packageNew difficulty modes in all gamesOnline leaderboards
Bit.Trip Complete will apparently launch alongside the previously-announced Bit.Trip Saga this summer, which is a similar compilation for the Nintendo 3DS.

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BIT.TRIP COMPLETE coming to Wii with New Challenges and Soundtrack CD

Fans of BIT.TRIP have even more reason to rejoice. In addition to the complete saga coming to Nintendo 3DS, Aksys and Gaijin Games just announced that they will bring the entire series to a retail Wii release. In addition to all the BIT.TRIP titles you know and love, they will include 120 new challenges, a soundtrack CD, online leaderboards, and more.

Check out the official press release posted below for more information.

PRESS RELEASE:

The COMPLETE version of BIT.TRIP Comes to Retail for Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™ Systems

Packaged With a Soundtrack CD and Features 120 Completely New BIT.TRIP Challenges!

TORRANCE (ALTERNATE REALITY), Calif. – June 24, 2011 – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment software, in collaboration with game developer Gaijin Games, is pleased to officially reveal that in addition to BIT.TRIP SAGA on the Nintendo 3DS™ system, BIT.TRIP COMPLETE will be released on Wii™ as a complete six-game retail compilation, packaged with a BIT.TRIP Soundtrack Sampler audio CD. BIT.TRIP SAGA (Nintendo 3DS) and BIT.TRIP COMPLETE (Wii) will be shipping to retailers September 13, 2011.

BIT.TRIP COMPLETE (Wii) Features:

All 6 games in the award-winning BIT.TRIP series in one complete package with 120 completely new BIT.TRIP challenges spanning all six games!New audio gallery with fan remixes, original songs, and demo versions of existing BIT.TRIP themes!An image gallery with exclusive production stills, concept art, and promo images!A video gallery with more than 25 movies telling the story of CommanderVideo!6 Letters to BIT.TRIP fans, written by the series’ director!Original soundtrack CD packaged with BIT.TRIP COMPLETE featuring music from all six games in the series!New difficulty modes in all games!Online leaderboards!

BIT.TRIP COMPLETE includes: BIT.TRIP BEAT, BIT.TRIP CORE, BIT.TRIP VOID, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, BIT.TRIP FATE, and BIT.TRIP FLUX!

BIT.TRIP BEAT marks the beginning of CommanderVideo’s epic journey of the soul with:

Crazy boss battles!Ultra-precise controls!A Crazy Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune guest star Bit Shifter!Classic gameplay with brain-melting visuals!Intriguing cut scenes!

BIT.TRIP CORE is the second installment in CommanderVideo’s soul quest with:

Beautiful boss battles!Classic NES-style controls!A thumpin’ Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune Guest Star Bubblyfish!Mind-melting challenges!Revealing cut scenes!

BIT.TRIP VOID continues CommanderVideo’s epic journey with:

Mid-level checkpoints!Epic boss battles!A rockin’ Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune guest star Nullsleep!Synaesthetic music/art/gameplay interaction!Hyper-realistic retro cut scenes!

BIT.TRIP RUNNER marks the first fully character-based adventure for CommanderVideo with:

Rhythm-based action platforming!Boss battles against robotic terrors!50+ challenges!Classic NES-style controls!A pounding Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune guest star Anamanaguchi!New friends for CommanderVideo!

BIT.TRIP FATE is the penultimate chapter in the six-part BIT.TRIP series and will leave you wondering what’s next.

Collect power-ups to call on CommanderVideo’s friends for powerful shot upgrades!A chiptune-inspired dubstep soundtrack helps bring the action to a whole new level!Video game worlds collide with appearances from Super Meat Boy and Mr. Robotube!Chipmusic artist Minusbaby helps set the tone with a special guest appearance!

The BIT.TRIP series comes full-circle with BIT.TRIP FLUX: CommanderVideo’s final adventure.

New power-ups including the full screen paddle!New beat types including Avoid Blobs!Mid-level checkpoints!Classic BIT.TRIP BEAT gameplay now with all the modes including the new Meta Mode!Bit Shifter returns as the Chiptune guest star!

BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA have been rated “E” for Everyone with Mild Fantasy Violence by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). More information about Aksys Games and the BIT.TRIP seriescan be found at www.aksysgames.com and www.gaijingames.com.

About Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Founded in 2006 in Torrance, California, Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a localization studio and visionary video game publisher specializing in the Japanese-to-English translation of games and committed to publishing unique, multicultural, high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms. The company is known for releasing acclaimed titles such as 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and the BIT.TRIP, Guilty Gear,BlazBlue and Hooked: Real Motion Fishing series. More information about Aksys Games and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.aksysgames.com.

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Bit.Trip Saga Returns in 3D

UPDATE: AksysGames has stated they are shooting for a summer 2011 release.

Prepare for the BIT.TRIP SAGA in 3D!

TORRANCE (ALTERNATE REALITY), Calif. – April 28, 2011 – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment software, is pleased to officially announce that a compilation of the BIT.TRIP series is coming to the Nintendo 3DS™ system All six BIT.TRIP games are transformed into 3D, morphing into a single entity called BIT.TRIP SAGA. Experience the crushing difficulty of the rhythmic galaxies and ride along the long journey with CommanderVideo as he completes his mission and returns…home.

“I am only a man.” -CommanderVideo

BIT.TRIP SAGA includes: BIT.TRIP BEAT, BIT.TRIP CORE, BIT.TRIP VOID, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, BIT.TRIP FATE, and BIT.TRIP FLUX … in 3D!

BIT.TRIP BEAT marks the beginning of CommanderVideo’s epic journey of the soul with:

Crazy boss battles!Ultra-precise controls!A Crazy Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune guest star Bit Shifter!Classic gameplay with brain-melting visuals!Intriguing cut scenes!

BIT.TRIP CORE is the second installment in CommanderVideo’s soul quest with:

Beautiful boss battles!Classic NES-style controls!A thumpin’ Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune Guest Star Bubblyfish!Mind-melting challenges!Revealing cut scenes!

BIT.TRIP VOID continues CommanderVideo’s epic journey with:

Mid-level checkpoints!Epic boss battles!A rockin’ Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune guest star Nullsleep!Synaesthetic music/art/gameplay interaction!Hyper-realistic retro cut scenes!

BIT.TRIP RUNNER marks the first fully character-based adventure for CommanderVideo with:

Rhythm-based action platforming!Boss battles against robotic terrors!50+ challenges!Classic NES-style controls!A pounding Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!Special Chiptune guest star Anamanaguchi!New friends for CommanderVideo!

The BIT.TRIP series comes full-circle with BIT.TRIP FLUX: CommanderVideo’s final adventure.

New power-ups including the full screen paddle!New beat types including Avoid Blobs!Mid-level checkpoints!Classic BIT.TRIP BEAT gameplay now with all the modes including the new Meta Mode!Bit Shifter returns as the Chiptune guest star!

BIT.TRIP SAGA has not yet been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). More information about Aksys Games and the BIT.TRIP seriescan be found at www.aksysgames.com and www.gaijingames.com.

About Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Founded in 2006 in Torrance, California, Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a localization studio and visionary video game publisher specializing in the Japanese-to-English translation of games and committed to publishing unique, multicultural, high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms. The company is known for releasing acclaimed titles such as 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and the BIT.TRIP, Guilty Gear, BlazBlue and Hooked: Real Motion Fishing series. More information about Aksys Games and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.aksysgames.com.

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Bit.Trip Flux keeps CommanderVideo alive Feb. 28

by JC Fletcher on Feb 14th 2011 6:20PM

CommanderVideo, hero of the Bit.Trip series, will finish his journey through psychedelic techno-scapes of attacking pixels on February 28 in North America, and February 25 in Europe, according to developer Gaijin Games. Those are the dates when Bit. Trip Flux will be released on WiiWare.

In the announcement of the release dates, Gaijin's Alex Neuse revealed that there is no "Game Over" result in Flux -- which is a pretty sharp contrast from the other five Bit.Trip games, in which "game over" is basically the natural state. "To help tell the story of CommanderVideo's transition back to The Source," he said, "we wanted to convey the point that it is an unstoppable pull which draws him home. For this reason, there is no Game Over."

Flux is designed to be completed in a single session, something that "most players" will be able to do. The challenge will be in reaching and sustaining the "Meta Mode" for as long as possible by hitting consecutive beats. "But the primary goal of Flux is to be an exploration of visual beauty, aural splendor, graceful gameplay, and how it feels to be lost in the beauty of life," Neuse added, "while reminiscing about all the events that led CommanderVideo to this, his purest form." Dear people of importance and fellow BIT.TRIPPERS,

As I sit and consider the release of BIT.TRIP FLUX on February 25th in Europe and on February 28th in the US, I reflect back on CommanderVideo's journey.

So, I offer you this unsolicited contemplation on FLUX, which you are free to post in its entirety, in bits and pieces, or not at all. I offer it because I want you all to know that even though this is the end of a series that we've all grown to love, this is a joyous time.

BIT.TRIP FLUX represents CommanderVideo's homecoming. It is a sublime trip through his subconscious and a deep exploration of what makes him who he is. It is an investigation of his rhythm, his flow, his vibe.

As we started working on the concept for FLUX, we realized that we wanted to return to the gameplay of BIT.TRIP BEAT because at CommanderVideo's core, he is returning to his simplest energetic state.

Also, to help tell the story of CommanderVideo's transition back to The Source, we wanted to convey the point that it is an unstoppable pull which draws him home. For this reason, there is no Game Over. BIT.TRIP FLUX is meant to be played and completed in one sitting. It has also been designed such that most players will be able to fulfill that goal. BIT.TRIP FLUX, while difficult, is not as punishing in its difficulty as the previous games in the series; yet reaching the new Meta Mode and staying there is quite a feat, so the challenge is there for experts.

But the primary goal of FLUX is to be an exploration of visual beauty, aural splendor, graceful gameplay, and how it feels to be lost in the beauty of life while reminiscing about all the events that led CommanderVideo to this, his purest form. You'll see him in this form during the cutscenes as well as in-game, and you'll relive his experiences through the music and visuals.

As you complete the game, I hope that you have as cathartic an experience as we did in giving this series to you.

Yours,
Alex

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[WiiWare] Bit.Trip FLUX Arriving February 28, 2011

As I sit and consider the release of BIT.TRIP FLUX on February 25th in Europe and on February 28th in the US, I reflect back on CommanderVideo’s journey.

So, I offer you this unsolicited contemplation on FLUX, which you are free to post in its entirety, in bits and pieces, or not at all. I offer it because I want you all to know that even though this is the end of a series that we’ve all grown to love, this is a joyous time.

BIT.TRIP FLUX represents CommanderVideo’s homecoming. It is a sublime trip through his subconscious and a deep exploration of what makes him who he is. It is an investigation of his rhythm, his flow, his vibe. As we started working on the concept for FLUX, we realized that we wanted to return to the gameplay of BIT.TRIP BEAT because at CommanderVideo’s core, he is returning to his simplest energetic state.

Also, to help tell the story of CommanderVideo’s transition back to The Source, we wanted to convey the point that it is an unstoppable pull which draws him home. For this reason, there is no Game Over. BIT.TRIP FLUX is meant to be played and completed in one sitting. It has also been designed such that most players will be able to fulfill that goal. BIT.TRIP FLUX, while difficult, is not as punishing in its difficulty as the previous games in the series; yet reaching the new Meta Mode and staying there is quite a feat, so the challenge is there for experts.

But the primary goal of FLUX is to be an exploration of visual beauty, aural splendor, graceful gameplay, and how it feels to be lost in the beauty of life while reminiscing about all the events that led CommanderVideo to this, his purest form. You’ll see him in this form during the cutscenes as well as in-game, and you’ll relive his experiences through the music and visuals.

As you complete the game, I hope that you have as cathartic an experience as we did in giving this series to you.

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